Efforts by leading US Republican Party figure Senator Mitch McConnell to allay concerns about his health appear to have backfired.
Senator McConnell, the leader of his party in the US Senate, recently caused concern among his colleagues and political observers after “freezing” and falling silent and unresponsive during news conference on two separate occasions in the previous two months.
He has now struck on a plan to settle nerves among his fellow Republicans and others about his fitness to continue in his leadership role.
However, the plan itself has resulted in more questions being asked about his physical and mental wellbeing.
“Mitch has been back home in Kentucky for the past few weeks because the Congress has been in recess but returned to Washington in the past few days in time for the next Senate sittings,” a Republican Senator who did not wish to be identified told The Bug’s Washington DC bureau.
“It’s an understatement to say that most of us were taken aback to put it mildly at our first party meeting since the recess when Mitch entered the room.
“He was dressed as Elsa of Arendelle, one of the main characters in the Disney films Frozen and Frozen II. (main picture)
“Most of us started to laugh, thinking it was his way of answering his critics. But it soon became clear it was no such thing when several of his aides rushed to his side and advised that he should return to his office and change clothes.
“The room fell totally silent, as did Mitch, and after some long and agonising minutes in which he again said nothing but just stared straight ahead, his staff did manage to lead him out of the room.
“We haven’t seen him since,” the unnamed Senator said, “ although there are unconfirmed reports that he was later seen in a corridor near his office dressed as Queen Iduna.”
Reports of the incident prompted former President and presumptive Republican nominee for the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump, to express concern for Senator McConnell.
“I know Mitch has a high-pressure job and he can sometimes be highly strung,” Mr Trump said.
“In fact he should be highly strung, and if things had worked out on January 6 a few years back he would have been, along with Mike Pence.”
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